Anekantvad is the corner stone of Jainism.
Anekantvad is a corollary of the idea that this universe is just an
illusion where the truth (the soul) has been taken for a ride by the lie in the
form of body and desires.
The objective is to alienate the truth from the lie. The first step to
achieve this objective is to identify the two entities clearly. Having
identified that everything physical or pertaining to our sensory perception is a
lie or an illusion in this universe, how on earth could anyone be right in
asserting self or any idea pertaining to the illusion to be true?
Just like the theory of relativity in physics, our convictions are purely
relative and frame & view oriented. Just like the electric and electronic
equipments around us behave differently and return different output upon
subjection to a common source of power, we all are designed to perceive and
react differently to an event or source. Having acknowledged this, fans rotate,
music systems sing, TVs display pics, bulbs and tubes light up our life. All of
them perform in their own way without ever questioning other's way of life. This
is Anekantvad...
However, man has been attributed with some extra qualities. The most
illustrious of them all being the EGO. Each man is stuffed with loads of ego
which prevents him from doing his own job but prompts him to find faults
and assert self over others. Knowing the truth but blinded by the ego, man never
sees the truth in his lifetime. He spends his whole life chasing mirage at
mach-2.
So, Jains, mind your own business. Don't make a chair out of knife. You
will end up with a bloody ass.
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